Maldives vs Small states: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
8,198 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
8th
Small states rank
10th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Small states
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre against 8,198 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 242.4 times Small states's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 8th and Small states ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Small states Difference Ahead
1980s 9,260 current US$ per square kilometre 265.75 current US$ per square kilometre 8,994 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 82,669 current US$ per square kilometre 344.24 current US$ per square kilometre 82,325 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 338,299 current US$ per square kilometre 2,271 current US$ per square kilometre 336,028 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 5,573 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 7,222 current US$ per square kilometre 1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Small states?
Maldives, at 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre against 8,198 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Small states?
1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Small states?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Small states rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 8th and Small states ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.